2026 Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	35	2663	2496	95	94	171	4760

Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 171 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy. Their research spans across engineering and medicine, with a particular focus on biomedical engineering, surgery, mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scholar has contributed extensively to the following main topics:

Soft Robotics and Applications
Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies
Knee Injuries and Reconstruction Techniques
Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
Advanced Machining Processes and Optimization

Publications by Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli are featured in several notable venues, including:

Mechanism and Machine Theory
Applied Sciences
Meccanica
Gait & Posture
Journal of Biomechanics

Recent papers illustrate the range of topics covered:

"Design and validation of a spatial two-limb 3R1T parallel manipulator with remote center-of-motion" (2020, Mechanism and Machine Theory)
"An Anatomical-Based Subject-Specific Model of In-Vivo Knee Joint 3D Kinematics From Medical Imaging" (2020, Applied Sciences)
"The relationship between tibiofemoral geometry and musculoskeletal function during normal activity" (2020, Gait & Posture)
"Quantification of the errors associated with marker occlusion in stereophotogrammetric systems and implications on gait analysis" (2020, Journal of Biomechanics)
"Power skiving manufacturing process: A review" (2022, Mechanism and Machine Theory)

Frequent collaborators include Nicola Sancisi, Michele Conconi, Rocco Vertechy, Enea Olivoni, and Marco Fava. The collaborations have contributed to a diverse body of work ranging from biomechanical analysis to advanced manufacturing processes.

Best Publications

Singularity-Free Fully-Isotropic Translational Parallel Mechanisms

Marco Carricato;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

262
Citations
Mobility Analysis of the 3-UPU Parallel Mechanism Assembled for a Pure Translational Motion

Raffaele Di Gregorio;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

243
Citations
Echelon form solution of direct kinematics for the general fully-parallel spherical wrist

Carlo Innocenti;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

226
Citations
A Translational 3-dof Parallel Manipulator

R. Di Gregorio;V. Parenti-Castelli

187
Citations
Singularity-Free Evolution From One Configuration to Another in Serial and Fully-Parallel Manipulators

C. Innocenti;V. Parenti-Castelli

184
Citations
A Family of 3-DOF Translational Parallel Manipulators

Marco Carricato;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

183
Citations
A Novel Fully Decoupled Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Parallel Wrist

Marco Carricato;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

167
Citations
Recent advances in robot kinematics

Jadran Lenarčič;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

156
Citations
Clearance influence analysis on mechanisms

V. Parenti-Castelli;S. Venanzi

134
Citations
A New Technique for Clearance Influence Analysis in Spatial Mechanisms

Stefano Venanzi;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

120
Citations
Mobility analysis of the 3-UPU parallel mechanism assembled for a pure translational motion

R. di Gregorio;V. Parenti-Castelli

103
Citations
Optimal Synthesis of Conically Shaped Dielectric Elastomer Linear Actuators: Design Methodology and Experimental Validation

Giovanni Berselli;Rocco Vertechy;Gabriele Vassura;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

100
Citations
Closed-Form Direct Position Analysis of a 5–5 Parallel Mechanism

C. Innocenti;V. Parenti-Castelli

88
Citations
A New Technique for Clearance Influence Analysis in Spatial Mechanisms

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86
Citations
A novel technique for position analysis of planar compliant mechanisms

S. Venanzi;P. Giesen;V. Parenti-Castelli

83
Citations
A 1-Dof parallel spherical wrist for the modelling of the knee passive motion

Nicola Sancisi;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

82
Citations
Mathematical models of passive motion at the human ankle joint by equivalent spatial parallel mechanisms.

R. Di Gregorio;V. Parenti-Castelli;J. J. O’Connor;A. Leardini

81
Citations
Forward displacement analysis of parallel mechanisms. Closed form solution of PRR-3S and PPR-3S structures

Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli;Carlo Innocenti

81
Citations
Dynamics of a Class of Parallel Wrists

Raffaele Di Gregorio;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

73
Citations
Articular surface approximation in equivalent spatial parallel mechanism models of the human knee joint: an experiment-based assessment.

A Ottoboni;V Parenti-Castelli;N Sancisi;C Belvedere

70
Citations
Exhaustive enumeration of fully parallel kinematic chains

Carlo Innocenti;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

66
Citations
Workspace and Optimal Design of a Pure Translation Parallel Manipulator

V. Parenti-Castelli;R. Di Gregorio;F. Bubani

60
Citations
On the Modeling of Passive Motion of the Human Knee Joint by Means of Equivalent Planar and Spatial Parallel Mechanisms

Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli;Alberto Leardini;Raffaele Di Gregorio;John J. O'Connor

59
Citations
A new one-DOF fully parallel mechanism for modelling passive motion at the human tibiotalar joint

R. Franci;V. Parenti-Castelli;C. Belvedere;A. Leardini

56
Citations
Singularity-Free Fully-Isotropic Translational Parallel Manipulators

Marco Carricato;Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

39
Citations
Forward Kinematics of the General 6–6 Fully Parallel Mechanism: An Exhaustive Numerical Approach Via a Mono-Dimensional-Search Algorithm

C. Innocenti;V. Parenti-Castelli

34
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Leardini University of Bologna

Giovanni Berselli University of Genoa

Jorge Angeles McGill University

Angelo Cappello University of Bologna

Antonio Frisoli Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

François Pierrot University of Montpellier

Marcus G. Pandy University of Melbourne

Raphaël Dumas Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Massimo Bergamasco Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Clément Gosselin Université Laval

External Links

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